SportFury70
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I 2nd that and highly suggest doing so
, we fill up in our state down the road from our house then fill up at the PA border in NY. I don't remember the exact prices in PA last year but I think they were $3.50-$4.00 a gallon
2023 Carlisle Chrysler Nationals
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I 2nd that and highly suggest doing so
, we fill up in our state down the road from our house then fill up at the PA border in NY. I don't remember the exact prices in PA last year but I think they were $3.50-$4.00 a gallon
SportFury70
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Carlisle is with show classes and no racing on site while the Mopar Nationals is a catch all with no show classes and racing on site. @FURYGT I believe would know better as I think he has been there before a long time ago. Anybody else got anything to add?
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SportFury70
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My stepdad and I will be going as usual this year with a hotel already booked but most likely with,.......a B-body. No we're NOT getting out of the C-body hobby or leaving the C-body class for good, but maybe just for this year. My stepdad bought his dream car from Canada back in November of last year as he had one long ago, a '69 Charger 383 in T5 Copper with tan top and the previous owners of the car are making their first ever trip to Carlisle this year and we thought it would be appropriate to bring the car. That is UNLESS we get selected to be in the featured building display with either the blue '68 Sport Fury or the big beige '73 custom suburban wagon, but that still has to be determined because they have not gotten in touch with me yet to be invited.
We will be leaving Wednesday morning like last year and getting to the grounds in the afternoon, probably around 3:30 as a rough estimate because we normally leave our house at 7. We will be leaving Sunday late morning early afternoon.
We will be leaving Wednesday morning like last year and getting to the grounds in the afternoon, probably around 3:30 as a rough estimate because we normally leave our house at 7. We will be leaving Sunday late morning early afternoon.
JJ300
Active Member
Yeah, I have done that, it is a nice drive, and no tolls, we have family in the Malvern Pa area, so we travel out there often... we'll see
The Mopar Nationals is a separate event held In August in Columbus Ohio at the 1/4 mile drag strip with drag racing, a Mopar car show and a swap meet.
Chryslers at Carlisle changed the name to the Chrysler Nationals at some point. Located in Carlisle PA with a Mopar car show and swap meet. There is also 1/8 mile drag racing on the Friday of the event and a nearby track that is not owned by Carlisle Events, as far as I know.
As I understand it, organization.
Swap meet is larger at Carlisle nationals.
But there is a race track at nats.
I"ve not been to the nats but everyone I have talked to that goes says the nats are less organized and the toilets don't get cleaned enough.
Swap meet is larger at Carlisle nationals.
But there is a race track at nats.
MoPar~Man
Active Member
So the name has changed? It's not "Chryslers at Carlisle" any more? It's "Carlisle Nationals"? or is it "Carlisle Chrysler Nationals" ?
And there still is the "Mopar Nationals" - at Carlisle?
Are there still 2 different "MoPar" meets at Carlisle? Or just one?
And there still is the "Mopar Nationals" - at Carlisle?
Are there still 2 different "MoPar" meets at Carlisle? Or just one?
JJ300
Active Member
1 meet in Carlisle, mid July, 1 meet in Columbus, mid August.
There has never been a Mopar Nationals event in Carlisle. Technically, it's Carlisle Events Chrysler Nationals as Carlisle Events is a large, former fairgrounds that holds Spring and Fall swap meets and different car events throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall. Visit, Carlisle Events
MoPar~Man
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Well, it used to be called "Chryslers at Carlisle". I have the 1996 window sticker to prove it. It didn't have "Nationals" in the name. I rememered that there was "Mopar Nationals" and I remember them being 2 different events (ok maybe the Nationals being in a different city). Now Carlisle has put "Nationals" in their event name which makes no sense.
I don't know why they felt the need to change the name. They added "Nationals" to their other show's names. I have only missed 2 years since 1993.
The Mopar Nationals are at the National Trail Raceway in Ohio.
Chryslers at Carlisle changed names some years ago and are now known as the "Carlisle Chrysler Nationals" and are in Carlisle Pennsylvania. I think they wanted all their events to have similar names like the Ford Nationals and GM Nationals etc. "Corvettes at Carlisle" kept that name, probably because of the name "Corvette Nationals" being used at MCACN.
BTW, my 1992 tee shirt says "Chryslers at Carlisle"
MoparMike
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If you run I80 to exit 160 then I99 to US322 east to Harrisburg to I81 South it is less than 20 miles longer. The mountains aren't as bad as on the turnpike and there are no tolls.
I was just wondering what Days you guys are heading to Carlisle? I will be leaving Toronto 6/7 Am Thursday. Taking 20A from Buffalo, 390 to 15 rest of trip.
Is there more then one Carlisle 23 show posts going?
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